Official Site of Arsenal · Mar 7, 2019
Rennes 3-1 Arsenal: How it happened
WHAT HAPPENED
We have it all to do in the second leg of our Europa League last-16 tie with Rennes after Sokratis was sent off as we lost in the opening game in France.
We could not have got off to a better start as, with just four minutes on the clock, we took the lead with a goal that had more than an element of luck about it.
It came as Alex Iwobi collected the ball to the left of the area, dragged the ball back to hold off two defenders and curled it across goal – only to see it evade everyone and fly in off the post.
Lucas Torreira would test Rennes goalkeeper Tomas Koubek almost immediately, while Iwobi continued to threaten down the left and nearly added to his tally with a firm effort.